This is not the Wonderful world of Oz, but tornadoes struck the Hudson Valley on Tuesday May 16, 2018, and the Tri-State area experienced a tornado outbreak along with the tornadoes that hit the Hudson Valley. Eight confirmed tornadoes that touched down in New York and Connecticut May 16, 2018. There were three storm-related deaths in the Hudson Valley and two in Connecticut. The storm that struck the Hudson Valley was confirmed as an EF1 tornado which struck near Kent, Putnam County, with estimated peak winds of 110 mph.